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Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

Left: The last Blockbuster video store in Australia closing down in the suburb of Morley. Right: Front view of Toys 'R' Us retail store.

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11 companies that deserve a “corporate Darwin Award” for the stupid ways they went out of business

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Anna Good

Left: Florida welcome center in rest area or rest stops for cars and trucks. Text overlay reads, "Tell someone to look up their birthday followed by 'Florida man' or 'Florida woman' and read the resulting news headlines." Right: Stack of pancakes and waffles alongside strawberries. Text overlay reads, "Serious question: pancakes or waffles?"

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18 easy conversation starters that actually work in real life

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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Ashley Madison logo of famous dating website or app on iPhone display screen close up. Text overlay from AskReddit reads "What’s your 'I wasn’t supposed to see that' moment?"

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Culture

16 wild “I wasn’t supposed to see that” moments people accidentally witnessed

Left: Children celebrate Halloween dressed up in costumes and trick-or-treating while an adult man hands out candy. Right: Letter from an HOA, cut off.

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“Oh, hell no”: Community outraged at HOA’s letter about banning “outsider” trick-or-treaters for Halloween

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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“The audacity”: Couple surprised to see their Honeyfund registry asks wedding guests for a tip

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“I tricked the AI”: YouTuber Jeffery Phillips explains how he convinced Google’s AI into believing GTA 6 had a “Twerk Button”

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15 “unexpectedly wholesome” moments that brightened someone’s day

Motorcyclist rides on the highway on Harley Davidson. Text overlay from Reddit reads, "My dad secretly paid off my student loans, but I found out how he did it and I don’t know how to feel."

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“He traded his dream for my freedom”: Dad sells beloved Harley-Davidson he spent decades restoring to pay off his kid’s student loans

Left: Absurdly long receipt from Olive Garden's "Never-Ending pasta bowl" deal. Right: Olive Garden Italian Kitchen. Olive Garden is a division of Darden Restaurants.

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“Wanted to tell them to stop”: Olive Garden worker shares obscenely long receipt from diners who pushed the “never-ending pasta bowl” deal too far

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“High value” guy dumps girlfriend because she wore heels and looked taller

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“Itchy hands and feet”: 15 times people Googled their symptoms—and turned out to actually be right

Left: Men's legs in gray short ankle socks on a white background. Right: An iPhone user chooses the "face with tears of joy" emoji from the iMessage app.

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From skinny jeans to DVDs: 16 “cringe but correct” millennial opinions people are defending with their whole chest

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“Look dad, I’m just like you!”: What made one dad finally throw his vape away for good

High angle shot of unrecognizable hands on black wooden coffin with white roses on top, pastor holding holy book. Text overlay from Reddit reads, "It's hell world. I didn't consider this as a possible use of AI and I'm disgusted."

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Mourner can’t believe best friend’s family sobbed at funeral home’s “handwritten” song—because it was AI-generated slop

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Scientists confirm the viral “Chicago Rat Hole” was made by a squirrel, not a rat

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